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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

It's official: Floyd Griffin to Challenge Johnny Grant for State Senate District 25

Up in Milledgeville, Former Mayor & State Senator Floyd L. Griffin,a moderately conservative democrat will once again run for his old seat Senate District 25 against Incumbent Johnny Grant (R-Milledgeville) in the 2010 elections. Griffin qualified this morning at the State Capitol.

Griffin served as Senator from 1994-1998 when he left to run for Lt. Governor, losing in the democratic primary.

The retired U.S. Army Colonel & Vietnam Veteran & Businessman is the only democrat to qualify to run for SD 25. Darrell Black was also considering a run for SD 25 as well, but he may decide to run for House District 141 again agaianst Independent Rusty Kidd (I)